DOD AERIAL QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Aerial ladders, elevating platforms, water towers and quints - Answers :Aerial apparatus
widely used by fire and emergency services
Primary use of an aerial ladder - Answers :Rescue, ventilation, elevated master stream
application, and gaining access to upper levels
NFPA 1500 - Answers :Standard on fire department occupational safety and health
program
Fire Pump
Water Tank
Supply and Attack Hose
Ground and Aerial Ladders
Pre piped waterway - Answers :Requirements to be considered a quint
Hoisting Cylinders - Answers :Elevates the aerial device from its stowed position
The last few feet of travel - Answers :When braking with a clutch do not disengage the
clutch until_______.
The amount of water that is carried - Answers :What does the weight of an aerial
apparatus depend on?
The apparatus that activates the system first - Answers :If two fire apparatus with
preemptive devices approach the same intersection from different directions, which one
will get the green light?
Systematic - Answers :Apparatus inspections should always be...
Discovering trends
Maintenance
Warranties
Claims - Answers :Documentation is crucial for...
One or two - Answers :Depending on the design of the apparatus, how many stabilizer
cylinders may operate each stabilizer?
Hoisting Cylinders - Answers :What type of cylinder elevates the aerial device from its
stowed position?
Extension Cylinders - Answers :Dual cylinders fitted on the base section that extend the
fly sections
Cables and pulleys
Aerial ladders, elevating platforms, water towers and quints - Answers :Aerial apparatus
widely used by fire and emergency services
Primary use of an aerial ladder - Answers :Rescue, ventilation, elevated master stream
application, and gaining access to upper levels
NFPA 1500 - Answers :Standard on fire department occupational safety and health
program
Fire Pump
Water Tank
Supply and Attack Hose
Ground and Aerial Ladders
Pre piped waterway - Answers :Requirements to be considered a quint
Hoisting Cylinders - Answers :Elevates the aerial device from its stowed position
The last few feet of travel - Answers :When braking with a clutch do not disengage the
clutch until_______.
The amount of water that is carried - Answers :What does the weight of an aerial
apparatus depend on?
The apparatus that activates the system first - Answers :If two fire apparatus with
preemptive devices approach the same intersection from different directions, which one
will get the green light?
Systematic - Answers :Apparatus inspections should always be...
Discovering trends
Maintenance
Warranties
Claims - Answers :Documentation is crucial for...
One or two - Answers :Depending on the design of the apparatus, how many stabilizer
cylinders may operate each stabilizer?
Hoisting Cylinders - Answers :What type of cylinder elevates the aerial device from its
stowed position?
Extension Cylinders - Answers :Dual cylinders fitted on the base section that extend the
fly sections
Cables and pulleys
